Orto sul Colle dell'Infinito
The garden on the hill that inspired Giacomo Leopardi's poetry
Ticket prices
L'Orto sul colle dell'Infinito is a few steps from the birthplace of Giacomo Leopardi, in the garden of the ancient Monastery of St. Stephen and is the place where the poet took inspiration for his famous poem L'Infinito.
Here you can experience a real "guided tour" inside the poem, that through immersive projections and engaging experiences, invites you to rediscover the history, the meaning and the universal value in few verses.
A visit inside a masterpiece of the Italian culture.
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The Orto sul Colle dell'Infinito is open to the public as follows:
February 14 – March 31, 2025
• Monday to Thursday:
Entry only with guided tours, available from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Saturday and Sunday:
Self-guided or guided tours available from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
April 1 – April 30, 2025
• Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
May 1 – June 15, 2025
• Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
June 16 – September 14, 2025
• Daily: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
September 15 – October 12, 2025
• Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
October 13 – November 2, 2025
• Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
November 3 – December 21, 2025
• Monday to Thursday: Entry only with guided tours, available from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Friday to Sunday: Self-guided or guided tours available from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
December 22 – 31, 2025
• Open daily: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed on December 24 and 25
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Additional Information
• Last admission: 30 minutes before closing time
• Guided tours available at:
11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM (depending on museum hours; last guided tour is one hour before closing)
Special guided tours are available on weekends and public holidays from March to December.
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• The museum is closed to the public in winter; special openings are available by appointment only for groups or private visits.
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- Buy your ticket online, click here.
- Admission
FAI Members: free admission
Adults: €9
Reduced (ages 6-18): €5
Students up to 25 years old: €5
Residents of Recanati Municipality: free admission only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Family (2 adults and 2 children aged 6-18): €24
Children up to 5 years old, Members of INTO – The International National Trusts Organization (to learn more, visit www.into.org/places/), Mécènes Members, Bienfaiteurs Amis du Louvre Members, persons with disabilities and one accompanying person: free admission.
- Visitors of Casa Leopardi receive a €2 discount on the full-price ticket for standard admission only to the Orto sul Colle dell'Infinito.
- Admission & Guided Tour
FAI Members: €6
Adults: €15
Reduced (ages 6-18): €11
Students up to 25 years old: €11
Family (2 adults and 2 children aged 6-18): €36
Children up to 5 years old, Members of INTO – The International National Trusts Organization (to learn more, visit www.into.org/places/), Mécènes Members, Bienfaiteurs Amis du Louvre Members, persons with disabilities and one accompanying person: free admission.
- Tour Duration: 1 hour
- Groups:
For requests and quotes for a minimum of 20 people, click here.
- The ticket office is located on the first floor of the Centro Nazionale di Studi Leopardiani at Via Monte Tabor, 2.
How to reach us
By Car: From the A14 highway, take the Loreto – Porto Recanati exit. Follow signs for Recanati.
By Train: Ancona station. Continue by bus to Recanati, Line R.
By Bus: Direct bus services from Macerata, Ancona, and Loreto.
Groups
For groups of minimum 20 people, please fill this form
Schools
For information and reservations please contact us at: faiortoinfinito@fondoambiente.it.
Inside our Cultural property you can find a bookshop with a selection of books, memories and merchandising inspired by the Property you visited and the territory that hosts it; you will find a colourful assortment of FAI items and food products made with the raw materials of our Properties: jams made with the ancient citrus and the prickly pears from the Garden of Kolymbethra, extra virgin olive oil from the centuries-old olive trees of the Bay of Ieranto, honey from the hives present in our Property and the salt of the Conti Vecchi salt pans.
With your purchases you will contribute concretely to support the FAI.
And if you are a member of FAI you have a 10% discount on all products on sale!
Visitors with disabilities and, when applicable, their caregiver have free access, in accordance with M.D. 507/97 updated to M.D. 13/2019 and L.104/92.
A reduced ticket is required in case of guided tours, events and other additional services.
Guide dogs and therapy dogs with a training certificate for assistance to persons with disabilities are allowed, always on a leash.
The property is accessible to persons with reduced mobility. Please note the presence of gravel and slopes inside the Garden.
You can find public parking lots nearby.
Small dogs are allowed inside Orto sul Colle dell'Infinito, but must be kept in a dog carrier. Guide dogs and assistance dogs with a training certificate for accompanying people with disabilities are welcome in the Orto.
